The divine answer to the cry of the suffering Messiah

In Psalm 21 we get the full answer to Psalm 20 and its desires,
in the exaltation of Christ, throwing its light back on the true
character of that psalm. The king rejoices in Jehovah's strength
and exults in deliverance through it. What this is is then
unfolded. The faithful longing of the remnant was that Jehovah
would grant the suffering Messiah according to His own heart, that
He would fulfil His petitions. Now in the exaltation of Christ they
can say the Spirit says for them Thou, Jehovah, hast given Him His
heart's desire, and not withholden the request of His lips. Nay, He
was met by Jehovah's free and willing love towards Him, with the
blessing of goodness, and was gloriously crowned by Him. But what
had really passed and been done is more minutely revealed. He had
asked life of Jehovah (compare Heb. 5). He gave it Him, but it was
length of days for ever and ever, the abiding eternal life of the
risen glorified man. That was the answer to the cry of the
suffering Messiah when death was before Him. And this is clearly
seen in what follows. His glory is great in this deliverance by
Jehovah's delight. He was raised from the dead by the glory of the
Father. Jehovah has laid honour and majesty upon Him. He has made
Him most blessed for ever and glad with Jehovah's countenance. Such
was the suffering Messiah's deliverance, the divine answer to His
cry, His being glorified as the suffering man. It is not the wrath
of God which He is here viewed as undergoing; on the contrary, help
is looked for from Jehovah when He is brought low. We have already
seen the result of this judgment on His enemies. Man's enmity and
devices are seen. Man's judgment follows. The king's right hand
finds out all His enemies. Jehovah shall swallow them up. It is not
His atoning sufferings which are seen here, but the mischievous
devices of men. Hence His sufferings do not bring peace, but
judgment.We have here, then, Christ suffering and crying to Jehovah;
Christ exalted as man, crowned with glory and honour; Christ
executing judgment on His enemies. In the three psalms we have the
witness of creation, the witness of law, and the Messiah's (the
Faithful and True Witness) sufferings and exaltation the we final
witness of the righteous ways of God. This must be a revelation of
all importance to the remnant in the latter day for suffering or
for assured deliverance. Christ has suffered as man from men and
for faithfulness; and judgment on man will be the consequence;
meanwhile He is exalted on high. But He has suffered for sin from
God. The facts connected with this last suffering are unfolded to
us in Psalm 22 with its results also.